Status:
COMPLETED
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Efficacy and Tolerance of Four Pediculicides
Lead Sponsor:
Omega Pharma
Conditions:
Headlice Infections
Eligibility:
All Genders
3+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
THe main goal of our randomized controlled trial with blinded observer will be to compare four pediculicide products acting mechanically, Paranix Spray, Paranix Lotion, Paranix Mousse and Hedrin again...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subject-male or female, child \> 3 years and adult
- Pediculosis of scalp, confirmed by the identification of minimum 5 live lice with a fine-tooth comb
- Negative urine pregnancy test before inclusion for women of childbearing potential
- Use of a contraceptive method by hormonal contraceptives or IUDs or tubal ligation or condoms for women of childbearing potential
- Subject agreeing to participate in the study with written informed consent for participation
- Written consent of both parents for the minor patients.
Exclusion
- Children under 3 years.
- Woman pregnant or lactating or without contraception
- Use of a pediculicide or lenticide treatment within 2 weeks before entry into the study
- Subject with known hypersensitivity to any component of the tested products
- Subject who participated in a clinical study in the 3 months prior to inclusion
- Ongoing treatment potentially interacting with the treatment under study (other pediculicide products)
- Subject undertreatment susceptible to influence the evaluation of the trial (including trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole).
- Severe medical or psychiatric illness considered by the investigator as potentially dangerous to the subject or incompatible with the conduct of the study
- Asthma
- Subject unable for linguistic or psychiatric reasons to understand the information and give informed consent
- Subject refusing to give written consent
- Subject deprived of his liberty by administrative or judicial decision, or guardianship
- Patient hospitalized in a medical or social facility for another reason that biomedical research
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
750 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00758823
Start Date
August 1 2008
End Date
September 1 2008
Last Update
October 27 2009
Active Locations (1)
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St. Thomas Hospital
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 600 016